{"id":22307,"date":"2025-07-25T05:18:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T05:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/22307\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T05:18:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T05:18:07","slug":"teddi-mellencamp-shows-off-platinum-blond-buzzcut-amid-cancer-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/22307\/","title":{"rendered":"Teddi Mellencamp shows off platinum blond buzzcut amid cancer journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Teddi Mellencamp, who is currently battling stage 4 cancer, debuted a platinum blond buzz cut.  Instagram\/@teddimellencamp<\/p>\n<p>Everyone is buzzing about Teddi Mellencamp\u2019s new look.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the \u201cReal Housewives of Beverly Hills\u201d alum, who is currently <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/07\/24\/celebrity-news\/teddi-mellencamp-gives-heartbreaking-health-update-in-cancer-battle\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">battling stage 4 cancer<\/a>, debuted a platinum blond buzzcut.<\/p>\n<p>She shared a selfie with the fresh hairdo on her Instagram Story, tagging Los Angeles-based hairstylist Vanessa Zamora Smith. <\/p>\n<p>She shared a selfie with the fresh hairdo on her Instagram Story. Instagram\/@teddimellencamp<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cReal Housewives of Beverly Hills\u201d alum tagged Los Angeles-based hairstylist Vanessa Zamora Smith.  teddimellencamp\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s see how long this lasts,\u201d Mellencamp wrote atop the photo, which shows the 44-year-old sporting minimal makeup and a stack of earrings.<\/p>\n<p>On June 16, the mother of two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DK_G5hzxT3k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">took to Instagram<\/a> to show the \u201creal change\u201d she has noticed in her hair regrowth from May 12th to the present day after she underwent brain surgery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCancer comes with so many emotions: anger, sadness, loneliness,\u201d she wrote in the caption.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd while I feel grateful that immunotherapy is saving my life, I feel like I live in a fog, and I can\u2019t help but beat myself up on all of the ways I am falling short. I just desperately want to be back to my usual self.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Mellencamp shared an update on her hair regrowth.  Instagram\/@teddimellencamp<\/p>\n<p>She posted pictures of her hair from May and June.  Instagram\/@teddimellencamp<\/p>\n<p>On the <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/07\/24\/celebrity-news\/teddi-mellencamp-gives-heartbreaking-health-update-in-cancer-battle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Wednesday\u2019s episode<\/a> of her podcast \u201cTwo T\u2019s in a Pod,\u201d which she hosts alongside Tamra Judge, the reality star gave an <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/07\/24\/celebrity-news\/teddi-mellencamp-gives-heartbreaking-health-update-in-cancer-battle\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">update on her cancer journey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The former reality star revealed that she will be pausing immunotherapy as she reassesses treatment and builds strength.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShop \u2019til you drop with Post Wanted\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSave time and money with the latest deals, discounts, trends, reviews and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Mellencamp revealed that she was <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/10\/11\/teddi-mellencamp-diagnosed-with-stage-2-melanoma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">diagnosed with stage 2 melanoma<\/a> in October 2022 and later announced that it had spread to her brain and lungs. This past April, she shared that doctors believe she has a <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/04\/11\/celebrity-news\/teddi-mellencamp-reveals-what-her-chances-of-survival-are-as-she-battles-stage-4-cancer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">50\/50 chance<\/a> of beating the disease.<\/p>\n<p>On the latest episode of her podcast, the mother of two gave a \u201cheartbreaking\u201d update on her cancer journey. teddimellencamp\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEssentially, I haven\u2019t been feeling good for about a month, which was kind of shocking to me, and I think, mentally did a lot to me,\u201d\u00a0Mellencamp told listeners.  teddimellencamp\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>In May, she opened up about her hair, stating that she <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/05\/07\/style\/why-teddi-mellencamp-only-wears-wig-occasionally-amid-cancer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">chooses to wear a wig occasionally<\/a> to help keep her spirits high.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe day to day decision of wig versus no wig. Crying days I tend to pick the wig,\u201d the \u201cReal Housewives of Beverly Hills\u201d alum\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DJUBj1cpvWl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">captioned a photo on Instagram<\/a>\u00a0wearing the blond hairpiece Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps her new dye job will mark a new chapter for Teddi.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Teddi Mellencamp, who is currently battling stage 4 cancer, debuted a platinum blond buzz cut. 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